Para snowboard
Para snowboard is snowboard racing for riders with a lower-limb or upper-limb impairment. The events are snowboard cross, banked slalom, dual banked slalom and giant slalom (plus team events). Riders race within their sport class: SB-LL1, SB-LL2 or SB-UL.
Checked 20 October 2026
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How long
Snowboard cross, banked slalom and giant slalom
Lengths are from the rule book.
The big events, and why they matter
- 1Paralympic Winter Games (para snowboard)The top title in para snowboard.Every 4 years · Holder: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026
- 2World Para Snow Sports Championships (snowboard)The sport's own world title.Every 2 years (to check)
India
India has no medal and is not named in the saved articles [the two pages].
- Para snowboard at the Paralympic Winter Games: No medal; India is not named in the saved articles
- World Para Snowboard Championships: No medal in the rows
Countries to know
India and the nations that have done best, biggest titles first.
- United StatesPara snowboard at the Paralympic Winter Games: 9 golds, 10 silvers, 8 bronzes (latest 2026); World Para Snowboard Championships: 11 golds, 11 silvers, 11 bronzes (latest 2022)
- NetherlandsPara snowboard at the Paralympic Winter Games: 3 golds, 4 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2026); World Para Snowboard Championships: 12 golds, 4 silvers, 4 bronzes (latest 2022)
- FrancePara snowboard at the Paralympic Winter Games: 3 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2026); World Para Snowboard Championships: 9 golds, 5 silvers (latest 2022)
- ChinaPara snowboard at the Paralympic Winter Games: 5 golds, 5 silvers, 6 bronzes (latest 2026); World Para Snowboard Championships: 2 golds, 3 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2019)
- FinlandPara snowboard at the Paralympic Winter Games: 2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze (latest 2022); World Para Snowboard Championships: 4 golds, 1 bronze (latest 2022)
Who runs it
| Rules made by | International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), ICR Para Snowboard, July 2026 |
| International federation | FIS |
| In India | The Paralympic Committee of India is on the MYAS list for 2026; which body runs para snowboard in India is not checked |
Searched 2026-10-20; no Indian body for this para sport was found beyond the PCI.
Where and when it is played
On snowboard cross and slalom courses. The big events: the Paralympic Winter Games every four years and the World Para Snow Sports Championships.